Alfonso “Sete” Benavides López de Ayala (born 9 March 1991 in) is a Spanish sprint canoeist, a World and European medallist.[1][2]
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| Born | 9 March 1991 Pollença, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint canoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C–1 200 m ,C-2 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Nautico de Pollenca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
After winning the bronze medal in the C-1 200 m at the 2011 World Championships,[3] Benavides competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 200 metres.[4][5] A year later, he won bronze in the C-1 200 m at the World Championships.[2]
He was named the Spanish Canoeing Federation's male athlete of the year in 2014.[6]
In 2019, he won bronze in the men's C-2 500 m at the World Championships, with Antoni Segura.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Results". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged | Sportline Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Alfonso Benavidez Lopes De Ayala". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ World Sprint Championships U23 C1 200m
- ^ "Alfonso BENAVIDES". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships Szeged | Digicorp Results". results.szeged2019.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
External links edit
- Sete Benavides at the International Canoe Federation
- Sete Benavides at Olympics.com
- Sete Benavides at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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